"Flat" versus "Weighted" Reimbursement Formulas: A Longitudinal Analysis of Statewide Special Education Funding Practices.

Dempsey, Samuel; Fuchs, Douglas

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Publication Date: 1993

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"Flat" versus "Weighted" Reimbursement Formulas: A Longitudinal Analysis of Statewide Special Education Funding Practices.

Dempsey, Samuel; Fuchs, Douglas

Exceptional Children, v59 n5 p433-43 Mar-Apr 1993

Tennessee data were analyzed for four years before and five years after the funding formula for special education was changed from a "flat" rate to a "weighted" formula. The weighted formula was associated with a statistically significant decrease in less restrictive placements and a reliable increase in more restrictive placements. (Author/JDD)

Descriptors: Disabilities, Economic Factors, Educational Change, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Support, Funding Formulas, Longitudinal Studies, Mainstreaming, Mathematical Formulas, Special Education, State Aid, State Programs, Student Placement

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Tennessee

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